February 2002

Online Resources

"Links to resources of varying quality. Use with care." (A Pearcey Centre for Computing Short Course)

Posted by PJB on February 26, 2002 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

IA/Recon 5/6

Tomorrow's Architect (Jesse James Garrett)

Posted by PJB on February 26, 2002 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Beyond Human-Computer Interaction

"(...) some food for thought, and a variety of resources and activities to support your exploration of interaction design." (Jenny Preece et al. - Wiley & Sons)

Posted by PJB on February 25, 2002 | Classification: Interaction design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Perceived Information Architecture

User Feedback (John Rhodes - WebWord)

Posted by PJB on February 25, 2002 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Multimodal Interaction Activity

"(...) W3C is developing standards for a new class of mobile devices that support multiple modes of interaction." (W3C)

Posted by PJB on February 22, 2002 | Classification: Technology | Comments (0) | Permalink

Acclaimed Usability Expert Talks

"After a decade writing computer manuals, in 1989 Steve Krug moved up the food chain to usability testing and interface design so he could fix the problems instead of explaining them." (Jude Murray - webBusters)

Posted by PJB on February 21, 2002 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

Location-Awareness for Improving the Usability of Mobile Enterprise Applications

"Our current implementation uses Semantic Locations from the shop's infrastructure, but we plan to consider also Physical Location in the future." (Axel Spriestersbach - SAP Design Guild)

Posted by PJB on February 20, 2002 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

Empathic Instructional Design

"(...) cues from Interaction Design, Usability Engineering and Product Design on a process known as empathic design, a user-centered approach to design that can lead to innovative e-learning." (Maish Nichani - eLearningPost)

Posted by PJB on February 20, 2002 | Classification: UCD | Comments (0) | Permalink

What Does Usability Mean?

Looking Beyond Ease of Use (Whitney Quesenbery - Cognetics Corporation)

Posted by PJB on February 20, 2002 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

IA/Recon 4/6

Then a Micacle Occurs (Jesse James Garrett)

Posted by PJB on February 20, 2002 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

The New Architecture of Information

"The first generation of Websites has been built with a radical misunderstanding and misrepresentation of users' expectations and practices." (Stefana Broadbent & Francesco Cara - text-e)

Posted by PJB on February 20, 2002 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Experience Design

"An important component to experiences is structure" (Nathan Shedroff)

Posted by PJB on February 20, 2002 | Classification: User experience | Comments (0) | Permalink

Milestones in the history of thematic cartography, statistical graphics, and data visualization

An illustrated chronology of innovations (Michael Friendly & Daniel J. Denis) - courtesy of cliff atkinson

Posted by PJB on February 19, 2002 | Classification: InfoViz | Comments (0) | Permalink

Communication meaning: Drawing in leadership

"When leaders draw, they convey their thinking." (Nate Burgos - LiNE Zine)

Posted by PJB on February 19, 2002 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Web Usability Studies

"Give representative users realistic tasks, watch quietly, be amazed" (Keith Instone)

Posted by PJB on February 19, 2002 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

10 Tips on Writing the Living Web

"(...) the Living Web, the part of the web that is always changing. Writing for the Living Web is a tremendous challenge. Here are ten tips that can help." (Mark Bernstein - A List Apart)

Posted by PJB on February 16, 2002 | Classification: Writing | Comments (0) | Permalink

Requirements for Developing Successful Navigations and User Experiences

"Navigation should mirror, or enhance, the customer interaction that exists offline." (Mary Brodie - Design Interacts) courtesy of iaslash

Posted by PJB on February 15, 2002 | Classification: Navigation | Comments (0) | Permalink

Concrete aspects of information architecture

IA Tools and Approaches (Lisa Bleyn & Sabrina Jetton - Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon)

Posted by PJB on February 15, 2002 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Flamenco Project

"(...) FLexible information Access using MEtadata in Novel COmbinations." (BAILANDO Projects - SIMS University of California, Berkeley)

Posted by PJB on February 15, 2002 | Classification: Search | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Unified Modelling Language for Interactive Applications

"(...) there is a clear dichotomy between the state-of-the-art approaches to designing and implementing user interfaces and their underlying applications" (Norman Patton - University of Manchester)

Posted by PJB on February 15, 2002 | Classification: Technology | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Visual Language of Number

An online exhibition (University of Portsmouth - Images in Practice)

Posted by PJB on February 14, 2002 | Classification: Information graphics | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Graphics

"(...) the beginning of a dictionary of the different ways in which information is communicated to members of the public." (University of Brighton - School of Design)

Posted by PJB on February 14, 2002 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Specialists at the Intersection of Information Architecture and Usability

The Srygley Lecture (Alison J. Head)

Posted by PJB on February 14, 2002 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Everyday Design

"From paper clips to toasters, to cars and computers (...) what makes something user friendly" (National Public Radio) - courtesy of chad thornton

Posted by PJB on February 13, 2002 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

IA/Recon 3/6

Dressing Up in Lab Coats (Jesse James Garrett)

Posted by PJB on February 13, 2002 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Categories for the Description of Works of Art

"(...) guidelines for describing works of art, architecture, groups of objects, and visual and textual surrogates." (J. Paul Getty Trust)

Posted by PJB on February 13, 2002 | Classification: Metadata | Comments (0) | Permalink

Eye: The International Review of Graphic Design

"(...) an index of the quarterly print magazine for everyone involved in graphic design and visual culture" (Artificial Environments)

Posted by PJB on February 11, 2002 | Classification: Visual design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Finding the Wave

"Mobile content entrepreneur’s key to success: It's all about the user." (Dmitri Ragano - The Feature)

Posted by PJB on February 07, 2002 | Classification: User experience | Comments (0) | Permalink

Informational Value of Museum Web Sites

"What information are virtual visitors looking for on museum Web sites?" (V. Kravchyna and S. K. Hastings - FirstMonday 2002.2)

Posted by PJB on February 07, 2002 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Continuities and Transformations

Challenges to Capturing Information about the Information Society (Fred Gault and Susan A. McDaniel - FirstMonday 2002.2)

Posted by PJB on February 07, 2002 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Usability in Hong Kong

An interview with Daniel Szuc, a usability professional in Hong Kong (John Rhodes - Webword)

Posted by PJB on February 07, 2002 | Classification: Interviews | Comments (0) | Permalink

IA/Recon 2/6

Tribal Customs (Jesse James Garrett)

Posted by PJB on February 07, 2002 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Seven Habits of Successful Pattern Writers

"Taking these habits to heart should help you hone your pattern-writing abilities far faster (...)" (John Vlissides 1995 - Patterns Home Page)

Posted by PJB on February 07, 2002 | Classification: Patterns | Comments (0) | Permalink

Interview with Steve Krug

"(...) his laid-back style couldn't be more different from the often-quoted and controversial Jakob Nielsen." (Usability Centre) - courtesy of iaslash

Posted by PJB on February 06, 2002 | Classification: Interviews | Comments (0) | Permalink

Usability-Tested E-learning?

Not Until the Market Requires It (Ann Quigley - ACM eLearn Magazine)

Posted by PJB on February 06, 2002 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

Do We Really Use The Web?

Chapter 2 of 'Don't Make Me Think' (Steve Krug)

Posted by PJB on February 06, 2002 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

Hypertext 2001

The Twelfth ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia (ACM SigWeb)

Posted by PJB on February 06, 2002 | Classification: Events | Comments (0) | Permalink

Mobile HCI 2002

Fourth International Symposium on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices (Pisa Italy - Sept. 18-20 2002)

Posted by PJB on February 06, 2002 | Classification: Events | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Design Using Card Sorting

"The challenge is to organise this information in a way that is useful and meaningful for the users of the system." (James Robertson - Intranet Journal)

Posted by PJB on February 06, 2002 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Top Understanding

"A new publishing venture by Richard Saul Wurman." (Richard Saul Wurman)

Posted by PJB on February 06, 2002 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Architecture: a New Discipline for Organizing Hypertext

"A major part of information architecture for the web is the design of hypertext." (Paul Kahn - Hypertext 2001)

Posted by PJB on February 06, 2002 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

TouchGraph

"Visually navigating through a network is inherently a dynamic process, and steps need to be taken to keep the user feeling oriented and in control." (Alex Shapiro) - courtesy of nooface

Posted by PJB on February 05, 2002 | Classification: InfoViz | Comments (0) | Permalink

Usability Glossary

"(...) to browse or search the Usability First glossary, which currently has 1032 active terms." (Usability First)

Posted by PJB on February 04, 2002 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Web Credibility Project

"Our goal is to understand what leads people to believe what they find on the Web." (Part of Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab)

Posted by PJB on February 04, 2002 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Broadband and the New User Experience

"More possibilities for users means more opportunities for them to become frustrated." (Joshua Fruhlinger - Web Techniques)

Posted by PJB on February 04, 2002 | Classification: User experience | Comments (0) | Permalink

Notes on Design Practice

Stories and Prototypes as Catalysts for Communication (Thomas Erickson)

Posted by PJB on February 04, 2002 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

IA Glossary

"(...) certain words or phrases which take on additional meaning specific to IA." (IAWiki)

Posted by PJB on February 04, 2002 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Microsoft Inductive User Interface Guidelines

"(...) the IUI model suggests how to make software applications simpler by breaking features into screens or pages that are easy to explain and understand."
(Microsoft Developers Network) - courtesy of ziya oz

Posted by PJB on February 04, 2002 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

DENIM 1.0

"(...) a system that helps web site designers in the early stages of design."
(Group for User Interface Research - Berkeley University)

Posted by PJB on February 01, 2002 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

A Pattern Language Online

"Here you will find a sample of five patterns concerning houses (...)" (Pattern Language)

Posted by PJB on February 01, 2002 | Classification: Patterns | Comments (0) | Permalink